Total Information AM Weekend

Week-in-Health

Sports Director Tom Ackerman joins Scott Jagow to talk about the Cardinals, the young prospects and college football getting ready to start.

The dog days of August has Scott thinking about how dogs brains work.

Week-in-Religion

Michael Kelley joins Scott Jagow to discuss redistricting in Missouri, the job Mayor Spencer has done and more.

This week's Chat with StuMac has Stuart McMillian talking about going to dentist for first time in a long time.

For his Roaming St. Louis segment, KMOX host Scott Jagow visited the fairly new Museum of Illusions at City Foundry. Learn about the exhibits and elements of this worldwide brain-teasing experience.

Johnny Rabbit takes listeners back to 1964, the bicentennial year of St. Louis and a milestone in the city’s history with the development of the Gateway Arch. He explores downtown’s urban planning efforts, proposed entertainment districts, transportation projects, and new housing developments. The episode highlights iconic businesses and landmarks of the era, including Stix, Baer and Fuller, the Bel Air East Motel, Trader Vic’s restaurant, the Dodge City automobile dealership, the Downtowner Motor Inn, and Lammert Furniture Store. Johnny also revisits the city’s vibrant media and press culture, from the Metropolitan Press Club to the radio and television stations that shaped St. Louis life.

Scott Jagow recounts his childhood memory of an umpire calling him safe at a baseball game, reflecting on the saying "when I'm right, no one remembers when I'm wrong." He then discusses Bradley Vinson, a 13-year-old aspiring umpire from Florida, who is serious about his dream and already umpires youth leagues. Jen Powell, a 48-year-old, fulfilled her dream of becoming the first woman to umpire a regular season major league game. Scott also shares his own childhood dream of being a radio broadcaster, highlighting the importance of pursuing dreams and resilience.

John Hancock and Michael Kelley discuss a troubling anti-Semitic incident in Clayton involving graffiti and burned cars, the broader rise of anti-Semitism in the U.S., and the role of conspiracy theories and social media in spreading hate. They examine the ongoing wave of mass shootings, the debate over the right to bear arms versus the push for gun control, and how the Republican Party is responding. The conversation also covers the upcoming St. Louis County Executive race between Brian Williams and Sam Page, potential legal hurdles for Page, and the spread of irrational beliefs on college campuses.